Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary

Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected forest area located in Palkot block of Gumla district, Jharkhand, about 25 km from Gumla town. Notified in 1990 and spread over approximately 182.83 sq km, it comprises dry deciduous sal and mixed forests on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The sanctuary is known for wildlife including leopard, sloth bear, jackal, wild boar and diverse birdlife, offering nature-based tourism in a relatively undisturbed forest landscape.

Visitors can expect a dry deciduous forest landscape dominated by sal trees, undulating plateau terrain and open scrub. The sanctuary offers forest trails and watch points for wildlife viewing and birdwatching. Sightings may include leopard, sloth bear, jackal, hyena, wild boar, langur and various resident and migratory birds. Facilities are basic with forest roads and a forest rest house, providing a quiet, natural environment rather than developed tourist infrastructure.

Notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1990 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, to protect the dry deciduous forest ecosystem and wildlife of the Gumla region on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The area has historically been part of the forested tracts of Chota Nagpur.